1zm3

Structure of the apo eEF2-ETA complexStructure of the apo eEF2-ETA complex

Structural highlights 1zm3 is a 6 chain structure with sequence from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 3.07Å Ligands: Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function EF2_YEAST Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMed The bacteria causing diphtheria, whooping cough, cholera and other diseases secrete mono-ADP-ribosylating toxins that modify intracellular proteins. Here, we describe four structures of a catalytically active complex between a fragment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A (ETA) and its protein substrate, translation elongation factor 2 (eEF2). The target residue in eEF2, diphthamide (a modified histidine), spans across a cleft and faces the two phosphates and a ribose of the non-hydrolysable NAD+ analogue, betaTAD. This suggests that the diphthamide is involved in triggering NAD+ cleavage and interacting with the proposed oxacarbenium intermediate during the nucleophilic substitution reaction, explaining the requirement of diphthamide for ADP ribosylation. Diphtheria toxin may recognize eEF2 in a manner similar to ETA. Notably, the toxin-bound betaTAD phosphates mimic the phosphate backbone of two nucleotides in a conformational switch of 18S rRNA, thereby achieving universal recognition of eEF2 by ETA. Exotoxin A-eEF2 complex structure indicates ADP ribosylation by ribosome mimicry.,Jorgensen R, Merrill AR, Yates SP, Marquez VE, Schwan AL, Boesen T, Andersen GR Nature. 2005 Aug 18;436(7053):979-84. PMID:16107839 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Elongation factor 3D structures Exotoxin 3D structures

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